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416 resultsThe Consumer Council busts some costly food myths
With the price of a weekly grocery shop so high, the last thing we want to do is throw food out unnecessarily.
Save time and money with our Easter travel tips
With the Easter holidays fast approaching, we are urging those travelling over the break to plan ahead for smoother travel.
A quarter of Northern Ireland’s households left with less than £32 per week after paying for essentials
Northern Ireland’s lowest earning households have seen their discretionary income fall by over half since the first quarter of 2021, leaving them with only £31.31 per week on average.
Consumer Council welcomes firmus energy 15.6% gas decrease
firmus energy has announced today, a reduction of 15.6% on their regulated gas tariff for domestic and small business customers in the Ten Towns network and the same reduction to their unregulated tariff in the Greater Belfast network area, effective from 1 April 2024.
Our visit to Belfast Grand Central Station
Translink recently welcomed our Chief Executive and members of our Transport team to the new Belfast Grand Central Station which is set for operational opening this autumn.
Consumer Council encourages consumers to consider switching energy supplier due to series of price decreases
Two energy suppliers, Power NI and SSE Airtricity gas have announced price decreases today which is welcome news for Northern Ireland consumers.
Looking back, looking forward - a year in review from our Chief Executive
As the dust settles on the first month of 2024, the plans and projects for the new year are well underway in the Consumer Council.
- Index DateCCNI Composite Energy Index250.580Gas Index288.420Electricity Index225.730HHO Index269.940Electricity and Gas239.930Electricity and Home Heating Oil243.730
Budget Energy announces a 9% price decrease on variable rates for electricity
Budget Energy, Northern Ireland’s third largest electricity supplier, has announced a price decrease of 9% for their domestic electricity customers on variable rates.
Feb-24
Index DateCCNI Composite Energy Index248.170Gas Index288.420Electricity Index225.750HHO Index262.380Electricity and Gas239.940Electricity and Home Heating Oil240.820